Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said Tuesday afternoon that last year’s two top draft picks, Gareon Conley and Obi Melifonwu have finally shaken free of the doom and gloom from an injury-plagued debut. And we’re throwing Karl Joseph, the team’s first-round pick in 2016, in that depressing space as well after a disappointing first two seasons.

First up, Conley, the cornerback coming off shin surgery, who finally has his confidence back, Gruden said.

“I give our secondary coach, Coach (Derrick) Ansley a lot of credit,” Gruden said. “He’s spent a lot of time behind the scenes with Conley. It’s been a dark world that he’s been in, this young man.

“He’s had a terrible injury he had to rehab from, he’s had to change coaches, learn a new system and it’s been a slow and steady process. But man is he a good player. When he’s feeling good, you can see why we picked him No.